Undernutrition, Agriculture and Public Provisioning : The Impact on Women and Children in India

Using quantitative techniques, this volume provides empirical evidence on the crucial role of public provisioning of food, water, sanitation and health care in reducing undernutrition among women and children in India. The linkages are cogently explored and connected to the sustainable development goals. Key data comes from recent large secondary sources at district, household and individual levels and the econometric methodologies are clearly explained. Taken as a whole, it highlights the effects of public provisioning on malnutrition and identifies the relative importance of agricultural growth in resolving the nutrition problems in rural and semi-urban areas of India. This edited volume will be valuable reading for advanced graduate students, researchers and practitioners in development economics, development studies, and nutrition and public health. "Using quantitative techniques, this volume provides empirical evidence on the crucial role of public provisioning of food, water, sanitation and health care in reducing undernutrition in women and children in India. The linkages are cogently explored and connected to the Sustainable Development Goals. Key data comes from recent large secondary data at district, household and individual levels and the econometric methodologies are clearly explained. Taken as a whole, it highlights the effects of public provisioning on malnutrition and identifies the relative importance of agricultural growth in resolving the nutrition problems in rural areas of India. This edited volume will be valuable reading for advanced graduate students, researchers and practitioners in development economics, development studies and nutrition and public health"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Foreword Preface 1 Introduction: nutritional well-being of women and children in India 2 Child underweight and agricultural land productivity 3 Child nutrition: linkages to agriculture 4 Women’s BMI among farm and non-farm households in rural India 5 Child health opportunity index: a regional analysis 6 Nutritional status of women across social groups 7 Access to milk and milk products and child undernutrition 8 Conclusions: are we on the right path to achieve better nutrition? Index